Facebook Censorship

Facebook Censors the Left and the Right

August 12, 2021 by Sage Edwards

Last week Facebook attempted to censor NYU’s “Cybersecurity for Democracy” program. The Cybersecurity for Democracy program is a team that focuses on how Facebook and other social media’s political ad programming works. On August 3, 2021, Facebook, showed off its… [read]

US Surgeon General Calls for Censorship by Big Tech

August 6, 2021 by Sage Edwards

The US surgeon general has called for a war against Covid-19 “misinformation”, saying that it is urgent for our health. With more than a third of Americans unvaccinated against Covid-19, the surgeon general states that ending the spread of misinformation… [read]

Joe Biden Says Facebook is Killing People With Misinformation

July 23, 2021 by Sage Edwards
Last updated on: July 23, 2021

President Joe Biden accused platforms, like Facebook, of “killing people” with Covid misinformation. They’re killing people — I mean they’re really, look, the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinatedBiden says platforms like Facebook are ‘killing people’ with Covid… [read]

Facebook Lifts Ban on Posts Claiming COVID-19 Is Man-made

June 8, 2021 by Sage Edwards

Facebook is no longer removing posts claiming the coronavirus’ origins are man made. In light of ongoing investigations into the origin of COVID-19 and in consultation with public health experts, we will no longer remove the claim that COVID-19 is man-made from… [read]

Poland Moves to Make Censorship by Big Tech Companies Illegal

January 22, 2021 by Sage Edwards

Following the ban of Donald Trump on Twitter, the Polish government has announced that it will be making censorship by big tech companies illegal. “Algorithms or the owners of corporate giants should not decide which views are right and which… [read]

Parler- The Social Media Platform Everyone Is Talking About

January 22, 2021 by Sage Edwards

Twitter and other social media apps have banned president Trump from their platforms after claims that his posts have “incited violence”. This is following the raids on the capitol earlier this month. Image credit: (Kyle Phillips / The Transcript) Following… [read]

Facebook Planning to Censor Anti-vaccination Posts

February 19, 2019 by Michael Edwards
Last updated on: February 19, 2019

Facebook is being pressured to censor misleading or “fake” information. Officials believe information discouraging people from getting vaccines may have contributed to the recent outbreaks of measles. Adam Schiff, U.S. Representative for California’s 28th congressional district, sent a letter to… [read]